| 18 July 2026 2306 Hours | Friendship, Communication, Current Events, Custom, Food, Relationship |
(From a 4 July 2026 Davis Neighbors messages.)
"I had the pleasure of meeting Jonathan today.
Jonathan invited us over to celebrate the 250th-year
anniversary of America and view his Lionel train sets.
Beautiful! Jonathan has a great setup for his trains.
We all had a piece of cake! Thanks again, Jonathan!"
I answered the email:
"What a sweet and nice message. I grew up with
American Flyer under my father's guidance. His father
was a conductor ('the boss of the train') on the B and O.
We visited him and he took us children to see
the great 'Big Boy,' Mallet (2-6-6-2)
(pronounced 'malley'--French).
The wheel sets were jointed to manage the curves
that a normal engine could easily manoeuvre (Fr!).
Jonathan the engineer! Viva J, F.
(It would be nice to visit with you all sometime.)